HWAA 2013: State-by-State MVPs

USA Hockey's sixth Hockey Weekend Across America is Feb. 15-17, and is designed to celebrate the sport and provide opportunities for people who haven't been exposed to it.

Events include "Wear Your Favorite Hockey Jersey Day" on Friday and nationwide opportunities on Saturday to try hockey for free. For more information, visit hockeyweekendacrossamerica.com.

State-By-State MVPs

In the spirit of celebrating hockey across all corners of the U.S., as we did last year, we are saluting the top contributors in Division I men's hockey from each state this year. In all, 39 states plus the District of Columbia are represented on Division I rosters, from Minnesota (182 players) to Alabama, Kentucky, Utah and Wyoming (1 each).

As you can imagine, picking the one "best" player from some of these states was a huge challenge. We based the decisions on this year's performance and gave an edge to those players whose teams have played well. More noteworthy than the individual selections is the variety of states represented among the top players.

Without further ado, our selections, plus a breakdown of players by state in each conference: